Is there a fire near Harbin right now?
Wildfires near Harbin
Updated
29 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 24 km NNE, 29 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Mon 2:19 am local (2026-10-25 18:19 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Harbin, Heilongjiang, China, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Asia/Shanghai).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 29 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 24 km NNE 22 km NE of Hulan
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 572 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 45 MW moderate
- Wind now
- W 8 km/h gusts 23 km/h, humidity 50%
Fires near Harbin right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 572 thermal hotspots in 29 separate clusters within 80 km of Harbin, Heilongjiang, China in the last 48 h. The closest is 24 km NNE of the city centre (22 km NE of Hulan), with 29 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 25 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
1 cluster is within 25 km, close enough that smoke, ash or road closures may affect the city. Distances are measured from the city centre to the nearest detection, not to the fire's edge.
The largest nearby cluster by detections is 58 km SSE (47 km ENE of Yushu) with 251 detections; first seen Sat 12 pm and last seen Sun 12 pm local time.
Across China there are 1,010 fire clusters in the same window, 327 of them in Heilongjiang.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 km NE of Hulan | 24 km NNE | 29 | 25 MW | Sat 12:44 pm | Sun 12:23 pm |
| 15 km NNE of Acheng | 28 km ESE | 1 | 5 MW | Sun 12:23 pm | Sun 12:23 pm |
| 22 km WSW of Acheng | 28 km S | 3 | 10 MW | Sun 12:23 pm | Sun 12:23 pm |
| 28 km N of Shuangcheng | 29 km WSW | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 12:23 pm | Sun 12:23 pm |
| 15 km NNE of Hulan | 30 km N | 2 | 9 MW | Sun 12:23 pm | Sun 12:23 pm |
| 17 km NNW of Hulan | 33 km NNW | 3 | 8 MW | Sat 12:44 pm | Sun 12:23 pm |
| 31 km SSE of Zhaodong | 40 km W | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 12:23 pm | Sun 12:23 pm |
| 25 km SE of Zhaodong | 42 km WNW | 2 | 11 MW | Sun 12:23 pm | Sun 12:23 pm |
| 40 km N of Hulan | 42 km N | 187 | 28 MW | Sat 12:44 pm | Sun 12:25 pm |
| 24 km ESE of Shuangcheng | 45 km S | 25 | 22 MW | Sun 12:23 pm | Sun 12:23 pm |
| 34 km NE of Acheng | 45 km E | 9 | 45 MW | Sat 12:44 pm | Sat 12:44 pm |
| 22 km SSE of Acheng | 50 km SSE | 9 | 6 MW | Sat 12:44 pm | Sun 12:23 pm |
| 21 km ESE of Acheng | 52 km ESE | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 12:44 pm | Sat 12:44 pm |
| 47 km ENE of Yushu | 58 km SSE | 251 | 44 MW | Sat 12:44 pm | Sun 12:23 pm |
| 56 km ENE of Hulan | 58 km NE | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 12:23 pm | Sun 12:23 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Harbin is from the W at 8 km/h (gusts 23 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the E. Relative humidity is 50% and the temperature 3°C.
Harbin is not directly downwind of the nearest fire at the moment, though winds shift and plumes from larger fires can still reach the city.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Harbin air quality page has the live reading.
Evacuations and official information
GodsView shows satellite detections only. It does not know fire perimeters, containment or evacuation zones. Always follow evacuation orders from local authorities.
The Global Wildfire Information System, GWIS (gwis.jrc.ec.europa.eu), maps fire danger and burnt areas worldwide; evacuation orders come from national civil protection and local authorities.
About satellite fire detections
Satellite thermal hotspots are not all wildfires: gas flares, steel works, volcanoes and planned agricultural or prescribed burns show up too. VIIRS passes over most places about twice a day, so a fire can start or grow between passes, and thick smoke or cloud can hide one.
Fire radiative power (FRP) is the heat a fire gives off, in megawatts per pixel: under 10 MW is usually a small or smouldering fire, over 100 MW an intense flaming front.
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.